Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study
Abstract Background Observational studies have suggested that herpesvirus infection increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but it is unclear whether the association is causal. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the causal relationship between four herpesvirus infections and AD. Met...
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| author | Shu-Yi Huang Yu-Xiang Yang Kevin Kuo Hong-Qi Li Xue-Ning Shen Shi-Dong Chen Mei Cui Lan Tan Qiang Dong Jin-Tai Yu |
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| description | Abstract Background Observational studies have suggested that herpesvirus infection increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but it is unclear whether the association is causal. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the causal relationship between four herpesvirus infections and AD. Methods We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate association of four active herpesvirus infections with AD using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies. The four herpesvirus infections (i.e., chickenpox, shingles, cold sores, mononucleosis) are caused by varicella-zoster virus, herpes simplex virus type 1, and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), respectively. A large summary statistics data from International Genomics of Alzheimer’s Project was used in primary analysis, including 21,982 AD cases and 41,944 controls. Validation was further performed using family history of AD data from UK Biobank (27,696 cases of maternal AD, 14,338 cases of paternal AD and 272,244 controls). Results We found evidence of a significant association between mononucleosis (caused by EBV) and risk of AD after false discovery rates (FDR) correction (odds ratio [OR] = 1.634, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.092–2.446, P = 0.017, FDR-corrected P = 0.034). It has been verified in validation analysis that mononucleosis is also associated with family history of AD (OR [95% CI] = 1.392 [1.061, 1.826], P = 0.017). Genetically predicted shingles were associated with AD risk (OR [95% CI] = 0.867 [0.784, 0.958], P = 0.005, FDR-corrected P = 0.020), while genetically predicted chickenpox was suggestively associated with increased family history of AD (OR [95% CI] = 1.147 [1.007, 1.307], P = 0.039). Conclusions Our findings provided evidence supporting a positive relationship between mononucleosis and AD, indicating a causal link between EBV infection and AD. Further elucidations of this association and underlying mechanisms are likely to identify feasible interventions to promote AD prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75b7aafba44847d2aae0bd43c761cf232022-12-21T22:06:28ZengBMCAlzheimer’s Research & Therapy1758-91932021-09-011311810.1186/s13195-021-00905-5Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization studyShu-Yi Huang0Yu-Xiang Yang1Kevin Kuo2Hong-Qi Li3Xue-Ning Shen4Shi-Dong Chen5Mei Cui6Lan Tan7Qiang Dong8Jin-Tai Yu9Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityAbstract Background Observational studies have suggested that herpesvirus infection increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but it is unclear whether the association is causal. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the causal relationship between four herpesvirus infections and AD. Methods We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to investigate association of four active herpesvirus infections with AD using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies. The four herpesvirus infections (i.e., chickenpox, shingles, cold sores, mononucleosis) are caused by varicella-zoster virus, herpes simplex virus type 1, and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), respectively. A large summary statistics data from International Genomics of Alzheimer’s Project was used in primary analysis, including 21,982 AD cases and 41,944 controls. Validation was further performed using family history of AD data from UK Biobank (27,696 cases of maternal AD, 14,338 cases of paternal AD and 272,244 controls). Results We found evidence of a significant association between mononucleosis (caused by EBV) and risk of AD after false discovery rates (FDR) correction (odds ratio [OR] = 1.634, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.092–2.446, P = 0.017, FDR-corrected P = 0.034). It has been verified in validation analysis that mononucleosis is also associated with family history of AD (OR [95% CI] = 1.392 [1.061, 1.826], P = 0.017). Genetically predicted shingles were associated with AD risk (OR [95% CI] = 0.867 [0.784, 0.958], P = 0.005, FDR-corrected P = 0.020), while genetically predicted chickenpox was suggestively associated with increased family history of AD (OR [95% CI] = 1.147 [1.007, 1.307], P = 0.039). Conclusions Our findings provided evidence supporting a positive relationship between mononucleosis and AD, indicating a causal link between EBV infection and AD. Further elucidations of this association and underlying mechanisms are likely to identify feasible interventions to promote AD prevention.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-021-00905-5HerpesvirusInfectionAlzheimer’s diseaseMendelian randomization |
| spellingShingle | Shu-Yi Huang Yu-Xiang Yang Kevin Kuo Hong-Qi Li Xue-Ning Shen Shi-Dong Chen Mei Cui Lan Tan Qiang Dong Jin-Tai Yu Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy Herpesvirus Infection Alzheimer’s disease Mendelian randomization |
| title | Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study |
| title_full | Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study |
| title_fullStr | Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study |
| title_short | Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer’s disease: a Mendelian randomization study |
| title_sort | herpesvirus infections and alzheimer s disease a mendelian randomization study |
| topic | Herpesvirus Infection Alzheimer’s disease Mendelian randomization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-021-00905-5 |
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